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Barrels of apples being loaded into a refrigerated boxcar at Freeman Station, ca 1920
Description
- Creator:
- John Boyd, Photographer
- Media Type:
- Image
- Item Type:
- Photographs
- Description:
- The barrels are marked "Canadian Apples - Hamilton, Ontario".
Note the hinged insulated doors of the refigerator car. The ice hatch at the right end of the car roof has a ventilation hood attached over the propped open ice hatch to force air through the car while moving, to keep the fruit from overheating during transit.
(Please view the Comments for corrections to the NAC title.)
- Notes:
- A print from a negative in the National Archives of Canada.
John Boyd (1865-1941), amateur photographer, railway official. Born Emyvale, Ireland, 1865-12-22. His family emigrated to Toronto in the late 1860s. Flourished Toronto, 1870s-1941. Boyd worked for both the Grand Trunk Railway and Canadian National Railways, which gave him opportunities for photography across Ontario. He photographed widely while on business for Grand Trunk Railway. Died Toronto, Ont., 1941-04-14.
The John Boyd fonds held by the National Archives of Canada is comprised of over 28,000 negatives.
- Date of Original:
- 1920
- Dimensions:
- 12.6 x 17.7[NAC]
- Image Dimensions:
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Image Width: 16.5cm
Image Height: 9.5cm
- Subject(s):
- Local identifier:
- BHSji003397.jpg, BHSji003398.tif
- Collection:
- National Archives of Canada PA 86351
- Geographic Coverage:
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Latitude: 43.33644693969045
Longitude: -79.81485843658447
- Copyright Statement:
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Copyright Holder:
- National Archives of Canada
- Terms of Use:
- Please contact Library and Archives Canada to request right to use.
- Contact:
Burlington Historical Society
Email:
WWW address:
Agency street/mail address: 1450 Headon Road
P.O. Box 93164
Burlington, ON L7M 4A3
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